793 COVID-19 Cases Reported In Jammu & Kashmir; 42% Recovered

J&K government said that 18 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus, 3 from Jammu division, and 15 from Kashmir division, have been reported on Thursday.

J&K government said that 18 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus, 3 from Jammu division, and 15 from Kashmir division, have been reported on Thursday, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 793. Out of 793 positive cases, 449 are active positive, 335 have recovered and 9 have died. 13 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals of the Kashmir Division. Out of 37,706 test results available, 36,913 samples have tested as negative till May 7, 2020.

District-wise break up of cases

Till date, 84,900 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 16,387 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 186 in hospital quarantine, 449 in hospital isolation and 8,121 under home surveillance. Besides, 59,748 persons have completed their surveillance period.